Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-06-25

as by lamp, SEQ the truth and the future |
that ! shall not share unroll itself before mo
like scroll. When FIRST I knew my lord"
and she pointed to Leo, II knew also that
death would be the bridal gift ho gave mo; II
rushed upon me of sudden. but turned not
back, being ready TO pay the price, and, be-
hold, death Is herel And now, even as
knew that, so do !, standing on the steps Of
doom, know that thou shalt not reap the
profits OF thy crime Mine he Is, and though
thy beauty shine like a sun among the stars
mine shall he remain for thee. Never here
upon this earth shall he look thee In the eyes
and call thee wife. Thou, too, art doomed
! see"-and her voice rung like the cry of en-
inspired prophecies; "ah, l see"--
Then came an answering cry OF mingled
rage and terror. I turned my head, Ayesha
had risen, and was standing with her out
stretched hand pointing at Ustane, who bad
suddenly stopped speaking. gazed at the
poor woman, and as gazed there grew upon
her face that same woful, fixed expression OF
terror that had seen once before when she
had broken out into her wild chant Her
eyes grew large, her nostrils dilated, and her
lips blanched.
Ayesha said nothing; she made no sound,
she only drew herself up, stretched out her
arm, and, her tall yelled frame quivering
like an aspen leaf, appeared 10 look tixedly at
her victim. Even as she did SO Ustane put
her hands TO her head, uttered one piercing
scream, turned round twice, and then fell
backward with thud prone upon the floor.
Both Leo and myself rushed to her--she was
stone dead-blasted into death by some
mysterious electric agency or overwhelming
will force whereof tho dread Sho had COM
mand.
For moment Leo did not quito realize
what had happened. But when be did his
face was awful to see With savage oath
he rose from beside the corpse, and turning,
literally sprung at Ayesha. But she had
been watching, and seeing him coming,
stretched out her hand again, and he came
, staggering back toward me, and would have
fallen had not caught him. Afterward he
told me that he felt as though be had sud-
denly received q violent blow In the chest,
and, what Is more, cowed as though oil the
manhood had been taken cut of him.
Then Ayesha spoke. "Forgive me, my
J guest she said, softly addressing him, IF i
have shocked thee with my justice"
aForgive me- thou flend." roared poor Leo,
{ wringing his hands In his rage and grief
forgive thee, thou murderessl By heaven, |
l will kill thee If CAMP
"Nay, nay" she answered In the same soft
voice, "thou dost not understandable time
l has come for thee to learn. Thou art my
T love. my Kallikrates-my Beautiful my
!! Strongl For 1900 years, Kallikrates,
Q have waited for thee, and now at
IS length thou hast come back 10 me; and as for
. this woman" pointing TO the corpse, 4she
|. stood between me and thee, and therefore
!, have removed her, Ksllikratess
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d name Is not Kallikratcsl am Leo Vincey;
T" my ancestor was Kallikrates-at least be-
. lievs he was."
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n Kallikrates, and thou, even thou. art Kali
d krates come back-and mine own dear iordl'
n 81 am not Kailikrates, and as FOR being Thy
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u had rather be the lord OF fend from hell
Tor she would be better than thou"
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d 70 many years that no memory remains Ye
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